WipeOut features Privacy Features: **Clears redundant forensic information that is encrypted and stored in the registry.** Securely erase free hard drive space Erase Internet Explorer/Opera browse history. Erase Internet Explorer/Opera file cache. Delete files stored in temporary file directories. Wipes file contents before deleting. Randomly renames files before deleting them. Randomly renames directories before deleting them. Eliminates File Run history. Eliminates File Search history Eliminates contents of the User History Folder. Clears Windows Media Player Recent File List Clears QuickTime Recent File List Clears Internet Explorer Cookies Create false browse history to eliminate suspicion when no history exists Clears dialog and application save location history. Clears program run history Clears drive mapping history Empty Recycle Bin Erase recent file history Right Click options added User can right click on a directory and wipe file contents. User can right click on a directory and wipe file contents and delete directory. Right click on the Recycle Bin and wipe contents. Performance Features: Prevents the accumulation of temporary files Keeps hard drives Defragmented (Pro version only) Prevents registry size bloat Advanced features Select additional folders to wipe Select Cookies to keep Select additional registry keys to wipe Delete locked open files Select the number of patterns to use when overwriting data General Easy for novice users and flexible for advanced users. Can be set to automatically wipe and defragment on shutdown. Can be set to defragment selected drives while screen saver running. During testing systems that run WipeOut don’t seem to suffer from the common gradual system slowdown experienced by most users.